Reportedly on friday, new zealand slipped to their 4th straight Super Over defeat in the last 7 months in international cricket. Meanwhile it was their 2nd straight Super Over defeat in a span of 3 days as india emerged on the winning side in two back-to-back thrilling T20Is in the ongoing 5-match series.
Furthermore after conceding a series-sealing 3-0 lead to india on wednesday after going down in the Super Over in Christchurch, new zealand were involved in another tied game and finished on the losing side in Wellington. When chasing 166, new zealand were cruising towards the target as they needed just 11 runs in the last 2 overs. The hosts had 2 well-set batsmen in half-centurion Tim Seifert and senior campaigner ross taylor who were involved in a 62-run stand before the drama unfolded.
Moreover navdeep saini, bowling the 19th over, gave away just 4 runs as the choked the run flow with pitch-perfect yorkers and slower balls. Needing just 7 runs for a consolation win, new zealand were still in a good position as shardul thakur was handed the responsibility of bowling the fina lover after jasprit bumrah completed his quota of 4 overs as early as the 18th over. Perhaps shardul thakur delivered the goods in style just like mohammed shami did a few days back in Christchurch. 4 wickets fell in the final over as new zealand slipped from 160 for 3 to 166 for 7 and were forced to be involved in their 8th Super Over in international cricket.
